Gordon Brown’s Next Book – An Exclusive Preview

By

Iain Martin

Dec 17, 2010 8:58 am GMT

Gordon Brown: could he be planning a follow-up to his hit book? Photograph: Getty

I’m hearing exciting rumours that after the runaway success of his book on the financial crisis, Gordon Brown is planning a follow-up. After explaining how he saved the world in Beyond the Crash, it would not be a surprise if he were keen to extend his range beyond contemporary history and explore various forms of fiction and screenwriting. Several outline proposals may or may not be with publishers but the ideas have been leaked to me anyway. Here’s what we can look forward to:

Goldilocks and the Three Bears, by Gordon Brown:

“In early 2008 I had started to become concerned about the behaviour of Goldilocks, although I had no idea that she was taking such extreme risks.